红颜自古多薄命紅顏自古多薄命紅顏自古多薄命

since ancient times beautiful women have often had unhappy fates

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said with regret that beautiful women often meet misfortune. A literary, sentimental saying.

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Simplified: 红颜自古多薄命
Traditional (Taiwan): 紅顏自古多薄命
Pinyin: hóngyán zìgǔ duō bómìng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄛㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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